Those mercenaries we heard would be menacing the Jedi in J.J. Abrams' Star Wars flick? Well the Latino Review boys might just have a bit more info on exactly what type of mercs they'll be. Plus, it seems we'll be getting a "Sith witch/witches", which could mean Nightsisters, which could mean Asajj Ventress..

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By Mark Cassidy - 6/24/2014

Recent reports (ie rumors) indicated that we'd see a band of mercenaries antagonize the Jedi characters in Star Wars: Episode VII. Those well versed in Wars lore will have immediately thought "Mandalorians", and if Latino Review's latest scoop is on the level, they'd be right. The site reckon the band of hired guns will indeed be of Mandalorian descent, but they don't elaborate any further. The most famous Mandalorian in the galaxy far far away was of course Boba Fett, and we'll also have Sabine Wren in the upcoming Star Wars: Rebels cartoon. The site do add: "Reports from set claim to have spotted some black and silver/chrome troopers. We haven't been able to confirm if these troopers were Mandalorians or just a new group of Imperial Storm Troopers." And that's not all -- they also claim that "a Sith Witch/Witches" are in the movie. That sounds very like the Nightsisters of Dathomir to me, which could mean Asajj Ventress will be a part of the story. Remember, none of this has been confirmed yet, but it sounds bloody great so let's hope it's legit.

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We talking Nightsisters here? Could be interesting; they were on The Clone Wars. Dark siders but not Sith. It's fresh for the movies so I'd be down with that. Mandalorians though, depends how they're handled. It'd want to see more than just fan service for those wishing to see more action from dudes in Boba Fett-esque armour, which is basically what Jango was. Come up with a good way for them to feature in the plot and I'm fine with it. Otherwise confine your attempts to appease Boba fans to his all but confirmed solo movie.

Jives with other rumors. So...not exciting because they may all be baloney. I remember in 1998 or so, someone claiming to be on set said the Jedi Council all sported helmets like Vader's. Jet Like was cast as Jango Fett in AOTC, and so on.